Bettina Henrich

drums - vocals - songwriting

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Treat Me Mean - Seven Days Of Santa Claus

Santa Claus in Germany is not identical with Father Christmas in the US. He has his own day on December 6th: and Bettina Henrich-Fans should be especially prepared for that occasion. The singer-songwriter from Düsseldorf has a nice surprise in store:

Her new single "Treat Me Mean" will be available here, on Bettina's homepage, for free download for an entire week, starting December 6th. And there is a special reason for this.

Fact is, "Treat Me Mean" was penned by her late father Udo Henrich and has quite a story behind it. Her Daddy had long passed, when Bettina found an old cassette tape amongst other dusty left behinds, and it carried this song on it. The recording, no doubt, was by Udo, but nobody could tell who had written the tune and when and who the accompanists were. Bettina Henrich kept the little treasure for years, because the song was of timeless beauty and would not let her go. She had already newly arranged it for her trio, when a friend of her fellow musician Vera Kloß read the name Bettina Henrich on a old demo CD and casually asked: "A relative of Udo Henrich, maybe?" That was Ludger Kobé, who had played the bass for the 1982 session when "Treat Me Mean" had been recorded. He could confirm that Udo Henrich had written it, and there were quite a few things more he could relate about the session.

During her concert at the Düsseldorf Sonic Yard on February 6th 2009 Bettina Henrich had the title recorded live and now presents it for free download from German Santa Claus Day until December 13th which is the birthday of Udo Henrich. She performed it with the outstanding Till Schubert on guitar and the no less witty Ralf Wissdorf on bass. She herself did the singing and gave the rhythm on a snare drum. The final mixing was handled by Georg Niehusmann.

"Treat Me Mean" is not only a wonderful example for the infectious live qualities of the Bettina Henrich Trio, but also giving a taste of the new album to be issued september 2010. Make ready for it. In 2006 Bettina Henrich had a big success on US radio with her song "New Orleans In The Rain". In 2008 she could celebrate awards for "Best CD album of the year" and "Best song of the year" in the GERMAN POP & ROCK PRIZE contest. In 2009 Bettina's song "Vierzig" ("Forty") made it into the Top Ten of the RADIO SONG CONTEST.

Of course, you can download "Treat Me Mean" after December 13th, too, for money from iTunes and similar platforms, that is. But why when Santa Claus gives you seven days of time ...

Bettina Henrich's German song "Vierzig" (engl.: "Forty") reached the
Top Ten of the RADIO SONG CONTEST 2009!

At the GERMAN ROCK & POP MUSIC AWARDS 2008, Bettina Henrich has won awards in the categories "Best CD-Album In English Language" and "Best Song In English Language"

 

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